as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte
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Recent Examples of forte
Through a catalog of more than 120 songs, Joel, 76, has made expressing himself through music his forte.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 23 July 2025
Her forte, Stanford said, was organizing and motivating progressives on behalf of causes.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Persistence, focus and attention for detail, not known to be Trump’s forte, will now be called for.
—Chuck Freilich, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
The Fragrance Bar will trace the scent’s different evolutions through eau de toilette, eau de parfum, parfum, eau forte and elixir.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 23 July 2025
Her forte, Stanford said, was organizing and motivating progressives on behalf of causes.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Persistence, focus and attention for detail, not known to be Trump’s forte, will now be called for.
—Chuck Freilich, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
The Fragrance Bar will trace the scent’s different evolutions through eau de toilette, eau de parfum, parfum, eau forte and elixir.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forte
Noun
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Primary care doctors face an 8% cut and specialty doctors a 10% drop in payments, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.—
Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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Koch was a real-life Nazi war criminal, played here by Krieps, whose sick specialties include flaying the skin off of Jewish people and making objects out of it like lampshades.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Top pediatric hospitals in 5 specialities Finally, hospitals are also broken up by speciality.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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These types of deliveries were highlighted by The Athletic in the summer as a speciality of Zubimendi’s, and one of these was pivotal to Arsenal’s second goal, too.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Forte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forte. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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